Noxious
Part of Speech: Adj
Source Sentence(127): Without taking a break, I scrubbed intensely, trying my best not to inhale the noxious fumes.
Context Clues: Latex gloves indicates that something is toxic.
Definition: Harmful or Injurious to health or physical well being.
Original Scentence: The truck spelled noxious chemicals onto the road causing drivers to get sick.
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Friday, October 2, 2009
Lucrative
Lucrative
Part of Speech: Adj
Source Sentence (123): I didn't want to get on her bab side early on in this lucrative job so I smiled as I tried to untangleher arms.
Context Clues: Being a sucessful your are able to own posh leather sofa.
Definition: Profitable moneymaking remunerative.
Original Sentence: I had a lurative business, because i have a product that is in demand.
Part of Speech: Adj
Source Sentence (123): I didn't want to get on her bab side early on in this lucrative job so I smiled as I tried to untangleher arms.
Context Clues: Being a sucessful your are able to own posh leather sofa.
Definition: Profitable moneymaking remunerative.
Original Sentence: I had a lurative business, because i have a product that is in demand.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Frugal
Frugal
Part of Speech: adj
Sourse Sentence: (123) After having baby-sat for every frugal family in town, I eventaully hit the mother lode.
Context Clues: Rich people
Definition: Economical in use or expenditure prudently saving or sparing not wasteful.
Original Sentence: Vegas was a blast, and the buffey afterward frugal.
Part of Speech: adj
Sourse Sentence: (123) After having baby-sat for every frugal family in town, I eventaully hit the mother lode.
Context Clues: Rich people
Definition: Economical in use or expenditure prudently saving or sparing not wasteful.
Original Sentence: Vegas was a blast, and the buffey afterward frugal.
Deraged
Daranged
Part of Speech: adj
Source of Sentence:(123) I felt like King Tut, except that I was alive and trapped in the mausoleum with a deranged koala.
Context Clues: Wrestling with a child for half an hour.
Definition: Insane Dissordered
Original Sentence: The child was acting deranged when his mother took away his toy.
Part of Speech: adj
Source of Sentence:(123) I felt like King Tut, except that I was alive and trapped in the mausoleum with a deranged koala.
Context Clues: Wrestling with a child for half an hour.
Definition: Insane Dissordered
Original Sentence: The child was acting deranged when his mother took away his toy.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Monstrosity
Montrosity
Part of Speech: Noun
The Source Sentence: (45) Despite my father's reassurance, there exised no bags in our house big enough to hold this monstrosity.
Context Clues: We could not make it any less bulky. It defined flattering.
Definition: Huge shocking and big.
Original Sentence: I just bought this compact car for my extended family to travel across country and it will not fit the monstrosity size of my family.
Part of Speech: Noun
The Source Sentence: (45) Despite my father's reassurance, there exised no bags in our house big enough to hold this monstrosity.
Context Clues: We could not make it any less bulky. It defined flattering.
Definition: Huge shocking and big.
Original Sentence: I just bought this compact car for my extended family to travel across country and it will not fit the monstrosity size of my family.
Apathetic
Apathetic
Part of Speech: Adjective
The Source Sentence (118): I told my father that his "Ship 'Em Aboard" program didn't sound too democratic to me, that perhaps inccluded in the freedoms in this country is the freedom to be apathetic.
Context Clues: The reason why I choose "He hung up on me" because it explains how cold hearted someone could be.
Definition: Having or showing little or no emotion.
Your original Sentence: He was apathetic to the death of his grandmother passing, because he had a bad relationship with her.
Part of Speech: Adjective
The Source Sentence (118): I told my father that his "Ship 'Em Aboard" program didn't sound too democratic to me, that perhaps inccluded in the freedoms in this country is the freedom to be apathetic.
Context Clues: The reason why I choose "He hung up on me" because it explains how cold hearted someone could be.
Definition: Having or showing little or no emotion.
Your original Sentence: He was apathetic to the death of his grandmother passing, because he had a bad relationship with her.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Tutelage
Tutelage
Part of Speech: noun
The Source Sentence (130): I had been taking French since seventh grade, and under the tutelage of my high school teacher, Mr. Polkingharm, affectionately known as Le Polk, I had become quite fluent.
Context Clues: The reason why I choose alliance as a context clue was because it describe the specific purpose.
Definition: The act of guarding, protecting or guiding; office or function of a guardian guardianship.
Your Original Sentence: He bodyguard tutelage the President from the terriost.
Part of Speech: noun
The Source Sentence (130): I had been taking French since seventh grade, and under the tutelage of my high school teacher, Mr. Polkingharm, affectionately known as Le Polk, I had become quite fluent.
Context Clues: The reason why I choose alliance as a context clue was because it describe the specific purpose.
Definition: The act of guarding, protecting or guiding; office or function of a guardian guardianship.
Your Original Sentence: He bodyguard tutelage the President from the terriost.
Enviable
Enviable
Part of Speech: Adjective
The Source Sentence (98) Even though their condominium has only a tiny garden, they have manage to cultivate an enviable cornucopia of figs, pomegranates, sweet lemons, and herbs.
Context Clues: Cultivate is a word that describe interest in something.
Definition: Worthy of envy very desirable.
Original Sentence: I find reading and writting to be very enviable towards getting a good grade.
Part of Speech: Adjective
The Source Sentence (98) Even though their condominium has only a tiny garden, they have manage to cultivate an enviable cornucopia of figs, pomegranates, sweet lemons, and herbs.
Context Clues: Cultivate is a word that describe interest in something.
Definition: Worthy of envy very desirable.
Original Sentence: I find reading and writting to be very enviable towards getting a good grade.
Strewn
Strewn
Part of Speech: Verb
The source Sentence (113)
context clues: the reason why i choose lawn as context clue was because it descibed the picture on the Iran flag.
Definition: To let fall in seperate pieces or particles over a surface scatter of spinkle.
Your Original Scentence: To strewn seed in a garden bed.
Part of Speech: Verb
The source Sentence (113)
context clues: the reason why i choose lawn as context clue was because it descibed the picture on the Iran flag.
Definition: To let fall in seperate pieces or particles over a surface scatter of spinkle.
Your Original Scentence: To strewn seed in a garden bed.
Dote
Dote
Part of speech Verb
The Source Sentence pg(103) : Now whenever we visit my relatives all of whom dote on my husband, I realize that he didn't mary me despite my tribe, he married me because of them.
Context Clues: The reason why I choose married as a context clue was because it descibe when two people love each other.
Definition: To bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually.
Your Original Sentence: They dote on their yougest daughter.
Part of speech Verb
The Source Sentence pg(103) : Now whenever we visit my relatives all of whom dote on my husband, I realize that he didn't mary me despite my tribe, he married me because of them.
Context Clues: The reason why I choose married as a context clue was because it descibe when two people love each other.
Definition: To bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually.
Your Original Sentence: They dote on their yougest daughter.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Encapsulate
Encapsulate
Part of Speech: Verb
Source sentence: (34) If someone had been able to encapsulate the kindness of these second graders in pill form, the pills would undoubtedly put war correspondents out of business.
Context clues: Pill form- It explains how it can be enclosed in a capsule.
Definition: To enclose in a capsule.
Original sentence: To catch a spider in my room, I had to use a cup to encapsulate it.
Part of Speech: Verb
Source sentence: (34) If someone had been able to encapsulate the kindness of these second graders in pill form, the pills would undoubtedly put war correspondents out of business.
Context clues: Pill form- It explains how it can be enclosed in a capsule.
Definition: To enclose in a capsule.
Original sentence: To catch a spider in my room, I had to use a cup to encapsulate it.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
first blog assignment
The Word: Dubious
Part of Speech: adjective
The Source Sentence and [page number]: (10) “My brother Farshid, with his schedule full of soccer, wrestling, and karate, was too busy to be recruited for this dubious honor.
Context Clues: The reason why we choose busy as a context clue was because it described Fashid’s crowded schedule.
Definition: Giving rise to uncertainty, of doubtful promise or outcome.
Your Original Sentence: Even with the students dubious schedule he was still able to complete all his homework assignments
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dubious
Part of Speech: adjective
The Source Sentence and [page number]: (10) “My brother Farshid, with his schedule full of soccer, wrestling, and karate, was too busy to be recruited for this dubious honor.
Context Clues: The reason why we choose busy as a context clue was because it described Fashid’s crowded schedule.
Definition: Giving rise to uncertainty, of doubtful promise or outcome.
Your Original Sentence: Even with the students dubious schedule he was still able to complete all his homework assignments
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dubious
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